Review: Yimby Tumbler Composter

Review On The Yimby Tumbler Composter

If you are looking for a good Outdoor Tumbling Composter Bin that is easy to build, stays above the ground, have two separate chambers, have big capacity and below a price tag of $100… you may want to check out the Yimby Tumbler Composter by Forest City!

About The Yimby Tumbler Composter

Constructed of Recycled, UV-Inhibited, Heat-Absorbing Black Plastic with steel frame and Built-In Hand Holds for you to give this a turn every other day

Adjustable air vents

Makes compost in as little as 2 weeks – just put a bucket underneath and dump!

37-gallon capacity

Comes in Black

The Good (What Customers Like About The Yimby Tumbler Composter)

Super easy to put the Composter together (usually less than an hour) and Solid Build (even though it comes with a good number of 60 bolts)

Good for Beginners – Comes with Basic Instructions on how to compost (you will need to read them thoroughly and pay attention to detail)

The size is more than adequate for a 4-Person Household and a Small Yard Area

Remains easy to turn even when it’s full

Efficient Design on the Two Chambers – allowing you to compost one side when it’s full while you fill up the other side

The Bad

Not recommended if you do not like putting things together

You will need to have a rather warm enough weather in order to see how fast the turn around for the Compost

The “Grips” on the Tumbler tend to collect water from the rain so be sure to be careful that you don’t fling the water all over yourself when you decide to turn the bin

The Opening may be a little small for some to get things into but it can still be manageable

A good reminder that this is still a Domestic Composter so it will still attract pests, it might stink and Black Liquid may still ooze out from the cracks and vents (or when you spin it) – which is rather normal for all composting bins

Recommended not to have meat, wheat or citrus in your scraps and have a handful of leaves or grass clippings per small load

Tends to move a little when there’s little in it

Should You Get The Yimby Tumbler Composter?

If you have the budget of around $100 for a good and highly recommended outdoor tumbling composter bin that’s good enough for a 4-Person Household with a Small Yard Area and you like the idea of fixing things up – the Yimby Tumbler Composter is definitely a good choice to consider. Furthermore, the two tumbler chambers design allows you to start composting on one side while you continue to fill up the other side.

The only few small issues that you may need to take note are that it may tend to collect water in the grips area especially during the rainy days and that this is still a domestic composter so the tendency to attract pets, it will stink or there’s possibility that it may leak is still there!

If you think that this is going to be the right Tumbler Composter for you…

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Comments

I recently purchased the Yimby compost tumbler at Home Depot. I wish to have the detail assembly instructions as mentioned on the pictorial insturctions included with “assembly required” compost tumbler.

You may want to check back with the merchant that you bought it from. If your purchase comes with a warranty and it covers the metal frame or within the return policy time frame, you may ask for a replacement. Hope this helps.